Universally adjustable motive unit for flying vehicles



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F. G. PRIETO May 11, 1954 UNIVERSALLY ADJUSTABLE MOTIVE UNIT FOR FLYING VEHI Filed July 25, 1952 IN V EN TOR.

Patented May 11, 1954 UNITED vsm'nazs PATENT OFFICE 2,677,931 UNIVERSALLY ADJUSTABLE MOTIVE UNIT FOR FLYIN G VEHICLES Fernando G. Prleto, Los Angeles, Calif.

Applicatlon July 25, 1952, Serial No.

2 Claims. (Cl. 60-35-54) desired direction.

A further object of the improved The other desired direction.

This application is a continuation-in-part of my pending application Ser. No. 252,103, filed October 19, 1951, now abandoned.

The foregoing objects of my invention will be come more clearly evident from the following description of an exemplary form of the invention, the same being illustrated in the accompanying dra pelled thereby.

Fig. 2 is a vertical the line 2-2 of Fig.

The means that is illustrated comprises, generally, an aircraft 5, a

sectional view as taken on 1.

rection, as stated The engine 6 may be of any type that creates thrust. Examples of such an engine are jet motors and the engine disclosed in my Patent No. 2,481,872.

The means 1 comprises a M disposed on a horizontal plane preferably vided with a semi-circular cross-section. The that extend in ment of the axis track 10 is shown as comprising a pair of depending rods or like rigid elements [5 connected to ends slidingly engaged in the track and mounting the engine for pivotal movement on the axis of said axles, said axles being transverse to the line 01 thrust of the engine and subject to the thrust thereon, means connected to the engine to adjust the angular position thereof on the axis of the axles, and means connected to the axles to bodily turn the same in the track and thereby turn the engine to adjust the direction of the thrust.

2. In a vehicle according to claim 1: both adjusting means being disposed below the engine, and the means to turn the engine in the track being carried by the means to adjust the angular position of the engine on said axles.

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